Valerie Richardson

Tancredo enters governor’s race after Colo. killer spared

Former Rep. Tom Tancredo announced Thursday he will seek the 2014 Republican nomination for Colorado governor, a day after Gov. John Hickenlooper granted a reprieve to a notorious Death Row inmate. Published May 23, 2013

Volunteers keep the Rolling Thunder riders fed and fueled

Before they arrive in Washington, D.C., the bikers of Rolling Thunder drive through hundreds of small towns, where they can count on receiving a hand from friends like Gary Komassa. Published May 22, 2013

Tea party groups take anger to IRS offices across the nation

Crowds jammed onto the sidewalks in front of more than a dozen Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide Tuesday to protest the agency's targeting of conservative organizations for extra scrutiny. Published May 22, 2013

Magpul joins Colorado sheriffs in filing lawsuit against gun-control bills

Magpul Industries joined 54 Colorado county sheriffs Friday in filing a federal lawsuit against the state's recently signed gun-control bills. Published May 18, 2013

The fate of Aurora theater shooter James Holmes may hinge on a death row inmate

The fate of one Colorado mass murderer has become entwined with that of another as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper struggles with whether to save the life of a notorious death row inmate. Published May 16, 2013

Colorado’s tax on pot still a worry for backers

Recreational marijuana was sold to Colorado voters as a revenue source for schools, but some lawmakers now worry that they may wind up with all of the pot and none of the money. Published May 7, 2013

Colorado’s new gun laws push HiViz firearms business to Wyoming

A Colorado firearms company has found a new home across the border in Wyoming, protesting the recent passage of restrictive new guns laws. Published May 3, 2013

Conservatives wanted: Colorado University seeks intellectual diversity at liberal bastion

Republicans on the University of Colorado Board of Regents pushed Tuesday for greater intellectual diversity on campus, starting with the hiring of professors and instructors in the humanities who hold right-of-center views. Published April 30, 2013

Colorado’s marijuana legalization could be short-lived

Those who backed last year's votes to legalize marijuana in Colorado and Washington are still in high spirits, but now they're also grappling with a series of post-election potholes. Published April 26, 2013

Federal law trumps Colorado’s on medical marijuana

A severely disabled man fired because of his after-hours medical-marijuana use has no legal recourse because the drug remains banned under federal law, a Colorado court ruled Thursday. Published April 25, 2013

Colorado gun control advocates respond to critics with more bills

Colorado Democrats, facing electoral recalls and tourism boycotts, have a response for those outraged by their ambitious gun control agenda: more gun bills. Published April 24, 2013

Protected Utah prairie dogs fight for home on the range

For years, residents of Cedar City, Utah, have been waging a losing battle against an infestation of prairie dogs, mainly because the critters have better attorneys. Published April 22, 2013

Gunfire at marijuana festival in Denver injures 3

Three people were injured after gunfire pierced the smoky haze Saturday at the nation's largest marijuana celebration here at Civic Center Park. Published April 21, 2013

420 Day has whole new meaning in Washington, Colorado

Thousands of pot smokers plan to descend on Colorado and Washington this weekend for what may be the biggest marijuana celebration in U.S. history. Published April 17, 2013

Rising GOP star ponders another run in Utah

Utah's Mia Love hasn't exactly announced that she is running for Congress again, but Rep. Jim Matheson isn't taking any chances. Published April 17, 2013

Bill aims to ease federal-state clash over marijuana laws

A House lawmaker Friday introduced a bill to end the conflict between the federal government and the states over legalized pot, five months after Colorado and Washington voters approved the first statewide ballot measures decriminalizing marijuana use for adults. Published April 12, 2013

House pro-lifers: Abortion trial ignored

Reflecting mounting frustration over the lack of press coverage of inner-city Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell's murder trial, a group of pro-life House members took to the floor to denounce what they call a "national media cover-up" of the sensational case. Published April 11, 2013